Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3458, Seth Farrow, Mass.

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Farrow, Seth
R. 3458
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Windham County VT Seth Farnsworth's Deed for Pension 7 th Aug t 1832
No 5210
Sussex and 20th Nov 1832 Hon. A. Hall
Please to make return to Seth Farnsworth

County of Windham ss. Distress of Writs
STATE OF VERMONT.
At a Regular Session held in the Townhouse in the City of Washington on the 7th day of August - A.D. 1903 - being in absence of President Roosevelt a quorum being present. Presiding Hon. Peter A. B. Nathan.
On this Seventh day of August A. D. 1832—Personally appeared in open Court,
Before the said Providence Court, within and for said District now sitting— Levi Garrison a resident of Providence in the county of Windham and State of Vermont, aged 88 years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832—That he entered into the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832—That he entered into the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That in the month of Decr he after the Lexington fight he volunteered & went to Newburg & Hopkinton & Bethel & Woodbury and was there & served and knew that his services were not required to prove the need for service. That in the spring of the year 1876 he volunteered and served at one bridge Fort Washington, in the clouds here Waverly & Red Bank Regiment - That he has no evidence to prove said service & no written discharge. That in the fall part of the winter of 1876-1877 he enlisted under Capt. Smith, Holiston, Second Bala more Leland's ensign Battery for three months and served as a Detachment of the full term of three months - had no written discharge. That in the year 1877 he volunteered to go with others to take Genl. Burroughs under - when Col. H. had no Capt. enlisted a few days & was informed that Burroughs had surrendered & he returned - went from Boston to the fort part of the summer of the year 1878 - served as an officer the month as volunteer the close part. That he served under Capt. Daniel Batchelder & Lieut. Wood - saw the British - served three weeks - and has further declares that he knows of no witnesses, living by whom he can prove his service -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
To the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, he answers, upon his said oath, as follows:
  1. born in Newton in Hampshire State in the year 1750  2. has no record of his wife or children that the name is included in and  and  his  his  own  own  name  name -  3. that when he went into the house he lived at said Salton & the last service here at Northbridge - since the Revolutionary war - he has lived in Salton of course till about four years since when he moved to said Farmhouse  4. already assumed  5. already assumed & cannot answer further  6. already assumed  7. Ralph Clancey & James Gray - Young men & neighbors & respectable citizens - studying as regular clergymen in the Pulpit  
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Peter R Tapp — Judge
We Amos Dinsmore  of residing in the town of Townshend in said county and James Gray of Winstows in said county hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Seth Fossan who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 80 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
the day and year aforesaid. Benja Murdoch Peter R Tapp -  James Emel Quay
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Benjamin Munk who has signed the preceding certificate, is a man resident in the said town of Lowville and that James Gray who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Lowville in said State and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Pete R. Saff - Judge
I the undersigned Clerk of the Provincial Court, within and for the District of Manitoba aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sarah Johnson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Seventeenth day of August A. D. 1832.
Dear Sir,

Seth Farnon's Supplemental Deed

The supplementary Declaration of Seth Farrar of East Rensselaer in the County of Windham and State of Vermont,
Personally appeared before me the Undersigned, a Justice of Peace within and for the County of Windham and State of Vermont Seth Farrar, who being duly sworn, deponeth and saith, that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services, but according to his best recollection he served not less than the period men- tioned below in the following grade - For six months and twenty days, I served as a private soldier, at several times of service and for such service I claim a Pension
And he further deponeth and saith that for and during all said service, he served with embodied corps, called into service by competent authority, that he was either in the field or in garrison and for the time or periods during which the service, was performed he was, not employed in any civil pursuit -
Seth Farrar
State of Vermont } November 13 th 1833 this day sworn Windham County ss. } and subscribed
Before me Phineas White Justice of Peace
I certify Phineas White whose official signature appears above was at the date of the same a justice of the peace for the county of Windham Vermont
Witness my hand
June 24 1834

3458.  en
P. O. _____
Seth Farrow
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Beth. Farnon
Vermont
Full Run de d. Letter 23 June 1834.
Hon. H. Hall
3458 H.P.

State of Vermont } We Seth White & Elisha Murdock Windham county } of Nubridge in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify & say that in the fall of 1776 we were personally acquainted (and ever since have been) with Seth Farrow of Nubridge - That Seth Farrow enlisted into the same company with us, which was commanded by Capt. Samuel Baldwin, Lieut. Baker & Ensign Leland and was attached to Col. Dykes Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia - And we do further testify & say that Seth Farrow, marked from Nubridge under the command of Capt. Baker, (we being in the same company) to Dorchester, near Boston in the fall of the year 1776 & that he the said Farrow remained stationed there for three months next succeeding the time of his enlistment, at which time, being regularly discharged he returned home with us. Seth White Elisha Murdock
State of Vermont } Townshend Oct. 7 th 1833 Windham county } Then Seth White & Elisha Murdock signers of the foregoing Deposition personally appeared & made solemn oath that the same contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me Wm R. Shafter Justice Peace
State of Vermont. Windham County Court, Clerk's Office New Haven, October 29. A.D. 1833 I certify that William R. Shafter Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that the within and preceding (on this sheet) are his signatures. Wit- ness my hand and the Seal of said Court. James Elliot, Clerk.

I hereby certify that the within named Seth White and Eliza Murdock, altho' strangers to me, they are reputed to be men of undoubted truth and veracity,
Wm H. Shaffer Justice of the Peace
Seth White x Eliza Murdock Affidavits

I Zaccheus Wheeler of Athol in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify & say, that I have been acquainted with Seth Harrow now of East Townsend in the State of Vermont, formerly of Sutton in the County & Commonwealth aforesaid, more than sixty years, that I lived in his House at said Sutton at the time said Harrow was said to be called out as a Soldier in the Revolution, & stationed at Roxbury near Boston, and near as I can recollect was absent six or seven weeks, it was understood & believed that said Harrow served in the Revolution Army of the Revolution the term of time above mentioned, I was told by William Raven- port then a Neighbour to each of us, that he delivered a large Loaf of Bread called a peck Loaf to said Harrow at Roxbury, then a Soldier stationed there, said Ravenport's character was good — I further say that the character of Seth Harrow above named was considered good, that his word might be depended on, and as far as I had dealing with him proved good. Athol Oct r 21. 1833 Attest. Jonas W. Fay, .                      Zaccheus his  x Wheeler Theodore Jones                                                      Mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester C o . Oct r 21. 1833 Personally appeared Zaccheus Wheeler, & made oath that the above instruments by him subscribed is true. before me Theodore Jones, Justice of the Peace
The Subscriber of Athol above written, have been acquainted with Zaccheus Wheeler subscribed to the above instruments more than twenty years, and as far as I know, has been considered, a Man of truth —                      Theodore Jones

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss. I, Joseph L. Kendall, clerk of the Judicial courts in and for the county of Worcester. Do certify, that Theodore Jones Esquire, is a Justice of the peace in and for said County - and was such Justice on the twenty first day of October last - and that his signature to the within certificate of the oath of Zacharias Wheeler, appears to be in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand, and affix the County Seal, at Worcester, this seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. — Jos. L. Kendall Clerk
Zacharias Wheeler

Lucchese Wheeler Deposition

Frederick Taft. Affidavit —

I Frederic Saft of the bridge in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do certify & say that I have been well acquainted with Seth Farrar, native of Lawnsford in the State of Vermont, who served with me a term of three months in the revolutionary war, in the Regiment of Col. Dike, in Capt. Samuel Baldwin's Company & S. Leland was the Lieutenant; I served as a waiter to Capt. Baldwin & the said Farrar was the waiter of Lieutenant Leland; we were stationed at Dorchester point near Boston in this State. Elisha Murdock & Seth White served with us the said three months in the same Company & Regiment, which was in the later part of the year 1776 & beginning of the year 1777 - And further the Deponent saith not.
Frederic Saft.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County ss. May 13 th 1834, then the above named Frederic Saft Esq. personally appeared before me the Subscriber & made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed. I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Frederic Saft the Deponent, that he is a creditable witness, & his testimony may be relied upon.
Benjamin Adams Justice of the peace
Worcester, ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Joseph G. Kendall, clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County of Worcester, do hereby certify that Benjamin Adams, Esq., above named, is a justice of the peace in and for said County, and that his signature affixed to the certificate of the oath of Frederic Saft, as above, is in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, and affix the County Seal, at Worcester, this thirteenth day of May, in the year 1834. — Jos. G. Kendall Clerk